Art, it seems, has become a new venue for populists to build their power, proliferate discord, and sow the same divisions that once brought Poland's and Hungary's civil society to its knees.
Today (28 November), Petr Fiala has been appointed as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic by President Miloš Zeman. The appointment follows elections where the party in government won the most seats, but where a coalition of opposition parties acted together to form a coalition government . EU Reporter spoke to former diplomat and former Liberal […]
Poland’s Constitutional court said the Europe’s top rights body had no right to review the of its judges. The ruling sparks another conflict between Poland and its European allies over judicial reforms.
they want poland to remain a member of the eu. we want to stay in the european union because we feel stronger. and we hope there will be more prosperity if we are in. i am here for poland. i am here for my children. one of them is my is with me here. and i don t believe we can ever leave europe. reporter: on thursday, a ruling by poland s highest court challenged one of the cornerstones of that relationship. the court said polish law supersedes other sources of law, including some of those set by the eu. it s a landmark ruling praised by the country s right-wing nationalist government. the prime minister says other member states have had similar rulings that concluded, quote, eu institutions sometimes go beyond the powers conferred on them in the treaties by colliding with national constitutional rights. still, he says that, quote, all